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ChildLife Essentials®Multi Vitamin & Mineral

For a child’s body to develop normally, essential nutrients need to be consumed each and every day. Children need vitamins & minerals for their normal growth and for the nourishment of their organs and bones. That can be quite a task, especially since many young children are picky about the food they eat. A good way to be sure your children get the nutrients required to produce a healthy body and brain is to give them a daily multivitamin & mineral.

Children are not simply little adults. When choosing a multivitamin, it is important to select one that is designed specifically for children. This will give your child the right amount of nutrients for their age and size.

ChildLife® Multi Vitamin & Mineral contains 14 of the essential vitamins and 8 of the primary minerals, including Selenium (50% of the recommended daily value).

Being in liquid form, ChildLife® Multi Vitamin & Mineral allows for better absorption of the nutrients, can be mixed with food, water or children’s favourite drink; it is easy to take regardless of the child’s age and it tastes yummy!

Visit the ChildLife website for more information.​We have given 20 registered trialists in the North Island only with children aged 6 months – 12 years old the chance to trial and review ChildLife Essentials® Multi Vitamin & Mineral Liquid Formula. Watch this space for their reviews.

1. Hlesnz 05/12/2017 at 10:18 am​My children (1 and 3) happily took the liquid, they enjoyed the taste. Really happy to find something that you can give a child younger then 2 I have been looking for sometime. This helped support my babies transition from formula to cows milk as I was able to give her the additional vitamins she was losing when cutting back on formula.

2. Pommiegotlost 04/12/2017 at 10:47 am​Sadly despite my efforts i could not get my children to try this product. I will try again in a couple of weeks.

3. JOVA 29/11/2017 at 8:40 pmFrom a fussy almost 2 yr old to myself all of my family lived this product. I was a bit dubious about the smell but the taste satisfied. The kids preferred taking it over the normal multivitamin tablets and when I compared ingredient list I was impressed. I will be purchasing in future.

4. ShazDelta 22/11/2017 at 8:34 pmWell its still great daughter still loves it and takes it every day i have noticed an increase in her energy levels witch is supper and her mood seems lighter thanks ​.

5. Anahera1983 19/11/2017 at 3:58 pmLoved this kids even love the taste thanks.

6. Avahjane 09/11/2017 at 3:24 pm​My kids were sick when this arrived so I waited for them to get better. I have 3 kids under 5 1 who is very extremely fussy eater who has to have iron supplements. My youngest still doesn’t sleep the whole night.SO finally decided to start trying it started 1 teaspoon first been sick often they have tyres slot of medicines so reluctantly didn’t want to open there mouth they put there lips on the spoon and licked there lips after a little thought they loved it.After watching them for a week miss 5 feels great not so tired concentrates more when doing homework and not sleepy throughout the day. Miss 13months slept 3 nights out of 7 which was a dream come true. Overall all 3 of my kids are more bubble energetic not so grumpy cause they ain’t so tired towards the end of the day and I feel great knowing miss 5 is getting supplements for other vitamins she is missing out on. I always wanted to buy these for my kids but couldn’t afford it and didn’t want to waste money that wouldn’t work or they wouldn’t drink but I will definitely get this even if it puts us out about. Thank you guys.

7. trinitychloe 09/11/2017 at 2:49 pmThis product is great will continue to buy! I struggle to get vitamins etc into the children this one they take no problems.

8. Pommiegotlost 06/11/2017 at 2:04 pmInitial feedback for this product is that my 11year old said that it’s yuck asked if she would have to take it and then conveniently hid the bottle when we got home (had to go collect from post office) I found the bottle last night while cleaning so we will be trialling from today onward, I like the look of it and am looking forward to trying with the younger children. Just hoping my eldest hasn’t created too much of a negative impression for the younger kids to copy before even trying it!

9. Cheekybabes 06/11/2017 at 10:08 amReally like this product. Winter hasn’t been kind to our household and with at times – two fussy eaters, I naturally wanted to do my best to get as much goodness into them as possible. The smell straight from the bottle is a wee bit strong but the kids are happy to have their ‘special juice’ in the mornings and that’s all I can ask for. I really liked the company took time to send a personalised card too – shows they care about who is using their product. Thanks so much for the chance to trial this product, will definitely continue using!

10. SarahBlair 05/11/2017 at 3:38 pmWhen we first received the ChildLife Essentials Multi Vitamin & Mineral Liquid Formula I read the instruction and decided to dilute it into water thinking that would be how my kids would be most likely to enjoy it. I did this, offered it to my kids and no success, they didn’t like it, so I persevered trying different ratios of the liquid and water. Regardless of the strength of the ‘drink’ my kids would have a mouthful and put the cup down saying it tasted funny. At last I just offered it to them undiluted, They LOVED it! They ask for their ‘medicine’ every day now and are getting great benefits from it, sleeping better, more energy during the day and my 5 year old is concentrating more at school! While they are given a well balanced diet they are incredibly fussy so I love the peace of mind that I am getting from knowing that they are getting their essential vitamins and minerals!

11. fmmummy 04/11/2017 at 6:46 pmUnfortunately one of my sons got very sick just after this arrived so we decided not to use it with him as he was under going tests etc to determine what he had. My other son did not like the taste at all! I also tried it and found the smell and flavour very over powering. I watered it down but he still isn’t keen, I will keep persevering and update! (but to be honest he will happily take a normal kids multi tablet or gummy so think I would most likely stick with those).

12. Nikkib90 02/11/2017 at 7:57 pmWe were excited to receive Childlife Essentials Multivitamin and Mineral liquid formula to trial for Master 6 and Master 8. We have had a dreaded few months of illness, fevers and low health in spite of living a healthy lifestyle and eating well. I gave it to my children out of the bottle in the syrup form and one child liked it the other one, not so much. It has a sweet orange flavor that can be a bit sickly but knowing it is full of goodness we carried on. The other doses I gave to them in the morning with breakfast watered down a little bit and it was easier for them to stomach. We’ve used it for 9 days now and the children seem to be well and filled with their booming energy. We will carry on using this product as it has more goodness in it than off the shelf vitamins from the supermarket. Thank you for introducing me to a new healthy product that benefits my children. As parents we are always trying to ensure they have all they to keep them growing in a healthy and happy way and anything can add to the daily goodness we provide for them is comforting.

13. strawberryfields44 02/11/2017 at 5:57 pmWas over the moon to be chosen for this product and am very grateful as my daughter loves it! Right balance of flavour and sweetness and the vitamin and minerals present in it give an excellent coverage healthwise for anything she might be lacking in. Peace of mind for a Mum who does her best to get a good, balanced diet into my kids but am battling sensory issues with food developed following prematurity. Also loved the personalised wee card put in with the pack. I like to support companies that care about their customers and this company is definitely one I will support! I highly recommend their product and will be buying in the future! Thanks again.​14. Alezandra 01/11/2017 at 1:41 pm​Once it arrived, the hubby asked me if this was safe. I never thought it wasn’t but it was still a good indication for me to check some reviews out there. I saw that this generated good reviews from Singapore and I lived there for 6 years and knew how particular and stringent the people living here. I confidently gave a dose to my 2 year old. It says 1-2 teaspoon daily for 1-4 years old. I took a cautionary step and went with 1 teaspoon. At first, my 2 year old found it odd and didn’t really want to open his mouth for it. I get it…it’s a orangey goo so “what’s up Mom?” But I asked him to try and had to kinda push it inside his mouth to get him a taste. Lo and behold, it’s tangy sweet coz it’s orange mango flavoured. He liked it and he calls it his “medicine”. We’ve tried this for a week and I felt like his appetite has improved. I’m not entirely sure it’s all due to this or maybe I got better at cooking food (wishful thinking). All I can say is, it’s not a magic fix-it-all for fussy eaters or no appetite eaters. A balanced diet is still important so I still feed him all the essentials like veggies and fruits ( as much as I can). It doesn’t hurt to have this as a supplement too.15. Charmaine Willis-Croft 01/11/2017 at 6:13 amThank you for the chance to trial this supplement. I have trialed it on my 4, 5 and 12-year-old boys and it has been especially helpful for my 4 year old, a bit of peace of mind as he is an incredibly fussy eater. Knowing that he’s getting extra vitamins and minerals he could be lacking from food is great. My two youngest boys love it, they happily take it every morning. It is very runny and we’ve had a few spills but putting it into a wee medicine cup so they could drink it, fixed the problem. My 12-year-old was a bit up and down with it, he thinks it’s incredibly sweet and wasn’t overly keen but still used it. Overall, I am impressed that it is especially designed for children and has so many vitamins and minerals. I would definitely use it again for my younger kids. Thank you so much.16. ShazDelta 31/10/2017 at 4:54 pm Thanks so much this was a delight to try my daughter loved it she looks forward to her spoon full each morning.

17. Peagles 29/10/2017 at 8:35 pmThank you for the chance to try this product. I have been giving this to my 11 month old just on a spoon and he happily takes it, and even opens his mouth for more! It smells strongly of Vitamin B (I think) so I wondered if it would go down well, but I tasted it before giving it to him and thought it actually tasted pretty good (orange and mango, not too sweet and rather pleasant). I can imagine fussier bubbas might need it diluted perhaps. It’s been really good peace of mind because he doesn’t drink loads of milk and has been off his food a bit with teething lately. In the future when buying a multi-vitamin for my baby, Childlife would be my first choice. Some of their other products on the little pamphlet look tempting too!

18. Jhereal 27/10/2017 at 12:46 pm Thanks for giving me the opportunity to try this multi vitamin. I tried to give it to my 2-year old son but he didn’t like it. I guess it’s because of the strong citrus smell. I was quite disappointed since I really want him to take that supplement since he’s fussy when it comes to food. I gave it to my 5-year old son instead, he liked it at first but second time he refused to drink it. I have to tell him that he still needs to take it to make him strong. I have to convince him to take it since I don’t want to put it into waste. He’s still taking it everyday which is good. I tried it myself and the orange flavour is quite strong. I think that’s the reason why my kids didn’t like it. Sorry for this feedback…

19. Nicola 26/10/2017 at 5:09 pmI actually purchased this a couple of weeks ago after extensive research in what I wanted in a supplement. I find the taste to be VERY strong (as well as having that B vitamin complex lingering taste). I think for most kids it would be pleasant as ‘juice’ (i.e. diluted in water) but for Miss 3 (ASD) I am now using it successfully in what I am calling ‘orange mango poppy seed cupcakes’ but are actually reinforced with the liquid multi vitamin and almond meal and linseed etc… 20. Vanessa Rout 26/10/2017 at 5:01 pm Thank you for this product to trial. my 3 year old loves this and is always asking every morning to have it. she loves the taste and this is a winner in my books as she is a fussy eater. be definitely buying this again. thanks again for the opportunity.